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Curo is definitely the worst job I've ever had. I work at the corporate office but leaving the company.

While employees who perform poorly are either laid off with year severances or have many duties stripped away from them and yet are given big raises, I routinely had more work dumped on me. So I was a victim of my own success as this kind of environment rewards poor performance and places undue burdens on employees that perform well. This is backwards.

It got to the point where I was working 90 hour weeks and could no longer keep up with the demands. The CEO of the company would literally scream and shout at me if I gave him an answer to something he didn't like. Never mind if it's actually true or I had no control over the information I was providing (such as admission growth), he was going to take out his frustration on someone.

Yet he can't understand why no one ever provides him any information. Leaders who don't listen will ultimately be surrounded by people who have nothing to say.

The CEO says all the right things in public and puts up a front that he is a kind and caring person with integrity, but he is a fraud, a charlatan peddling snake oil. I've never met anyone more egotistical and self-serving as this man.

The COO isn't even qualified to manage a Waffle House, let alone to be in charge of the operations for a multi-million dollar company. She is a terrible communicator, and would run over her own mother if that would keep her out of trouble with the CEO or make herself look good. When presented with information she doesn't like, she will stick her head in the sand and pretend it didn't happen as opposed to actually doing something with it. Yet she would have you work all weekend on something she needs first thing Monday, but when you give her what she asks for she'll then change her mind and have you do it again, even if that means you have to stay until midnight to get it done.

This company will completely run you down and suck every ounce of life from you until you become a mental basket case. They don't care one iota about their employees. All they care about is twisting the numbers as they report "adjusted" EBITDA. They will make the numbers say anything they want.

With this company, like many others, it is all about how good you want to be.  If you are focused on success and want to advance your career within the company, I have not met one person at Curo that does not cheer you on.  I have never met anyone who would hold you back. If you bring ideas to the table, you will be listened to. There are opportunities for team collaboration, extra work if your family situation calls for it and at the Bessemer-Jefferson County Office, the management has an open door policy and even the managers are willing to take call, make visits or whatever is necessary to make sure patients are cared for appropriately.  
I believe that this company allows you to have a career that is as good as you choose it to be.  If you want to bring ideas, bring them (most people just complain, exceptional people bring ideas).  If you want to be a part of a committee or special team, ask for it.  Caring for terminally ill people is difficult at times, no matter what agency you work for. If you get sad or stressed, come talk to the managers, I have and I have always been pleased with the compassion and caring received.
I would say to ignore negative reviews.  We all know most people that post are only motivated to do so because something bad happened.  For the hundreds of good, happy employees, there often is no posting but make no mistake-there are many, many people at Curo who are happy, working for the right reasons, and bought in as a family.  Why don't you take a moment and come by and tour the branch in your area, just walk in and say hello and shake hands....you'll see what I mean.
Two things will happen if you work here.  One is that you will make a difference to many patients and families, and they will remember you forever.  The second is, you will have a unique opportunity to reach your full potential as a nurse, secretary, CNA, manager, marketer, or whatever it is you do.  I encourage you to call and put in your resume for a job.  YOU are what will make the company great.  And if you are not happy with something, be the change.  You have every opportunity here to start the spark of great things!  At Curo, YOU matter!

At first they promise the moon and give you half hearted thank you’s. But, when it really matters and annual reviews come, the “at a boys” turn into NO you’re not getting a raise, NO you’re not getting a change in patient case loads, NO NO NO. The management here has clear favoritism and show it daily! They compare one single nurse to all other nurses and make them feel unworthy and incompetent. The nurse they compare everyone too, to their faces, clearly says that she BS’s her way through the charting and IDG notes. Not someone they should be comparing well educated, and professional nurses against. They do not value good nurses and make threatening remarks when you leave their establishment. They lie! Small case loads are a joke, if anyone who has worked Hospice understands that a large home patient load is time consuming and difficult to manage. But the administrator has not worked a single day in the field as a hospice nurse, she doesn’t listen nor understand what it really takes to be a hospice nurse. All they care about are pumping out new patients regardless if they take care away from the already established ones. You will not have a say in your schedule! Management changes the nurses schedule constantly, even the day of and last minute, only to fit their needs. Communication is nonexistent!! Management does not communicate effectively with each other and definitely not with other staff. In staff meetings and nurse meetings all they discuss is how poorly everyone is doing, star reviews and only acknowledge the one nurse, whom they compare all others too. There is no team building, no appreciation, no encouragement, and nothing of positive. Basically my advise …there are plenty of other hospice nursing jobs on the market. Save yourself the time and find another hospice to work for, not this one. The pay is garbage, and they simply do not care about you as the employee or value you as a nurse. The administrator is a phony and as fake as they come. RUN … 

Great work environment wonderful team and patients but the pay is terrible with no room for advancement for CNAs. I was with the company for 4 years and got a total of $1 in raises. They hired everyone after me at a much higher rate.  Last year the skipped raises altogether. When I complained I was told that it was being worked on and I'd be brought up to the same rate as everyone else. It never happened.  

The position is a feast or famine situation either you are working so much you don't know when you'll get home or you only have a small number of patients and have to drag out your day to make money.

We were constantly being told that we would have an area that was close to our home I never had an area that was close to my home. My closest patient was 20 miles from my house and you don't start milage reimbursement or getting paid until your first visit. Most days I drive at least 200 miles. 

In the last year there was a change in leadership and consistency with patients suffered.  At a time when patients and families feel they have lost control of their lives a service like hospice should offer some semblance of consistency.  Having someone examine your body or see you unclothed  is very personal and when it's a new person every time it can be emotionally dramatic to the patient.  It's also important for the patient care team to know the patient so they can acces any changes accurately and properly support the person and caregivers. When they are seen by different people all the time things get missed that could have lead to a better outcome. 

I do have to say the people I worked with were the most wonderful caring group and I am honored to have been apart of it. But the office needs to get it together and put the heart back into Gentiva. These are humans not products and consistency matters. 

SouthernCare was great prior to Curo buying them in 2014. Now it is cutting corners, cheap supplies for patients, cutting medications, upper management with no support to offer local agencies. No work/life balance work 60+ hours a week, on vacation and required to work. Employees became a number, SouthernCare prior to Curo respected the employees and treated all of us a person. Worst place to work for and would not recommend using this company for your loved ones, there are better hospices out there, they eliminated the passion and care for patients employees are miserable there and high turnover rate month over month. this is not good for the patients, their census is declining no wonder southerncare should eliminate care from their name, HORRIBLE HORRIBLE standards, unethical, patients on service that don't fit criteria. All about MONEY MONEY MONEY. if you question anything you become a target and soon be goon, seen it too many times with co workers. RUN don't apply RUN don't put your loved one on this companies service!! I got out as soon as I can and am so much happier with another hospice organization in the area! The local office Director was great they ran her ragged, but she was the best boss I ever had, she cared about each and everyone of us, and went above and beyond for all of us and patients, Curo took that away from her and all the other Directors in the local offices and had her focus on reports, money, stats, conference calls etc. SAD SAD day when she was gone and still is sad, no longer the same and many looking to leave now that she is gone, SouthernCare died on June 14 2014 when Curo took over.

As others have mentioned, hospice care is rewarding to know you have helped a patient and family through a difficult time; however, the work is hard at times, the hours are inconsistent and unpredictable and there is never a sense of completion of tasks. If you prefer a predictable, structured job with time to take care of your own needs, this is not for you. Orientation, training and management are lacking. You basically are out there somewhere on your own with incomplete training and knowledge of processes and the support from the office is simply not there. If you thrive off of a pat on the back mentioned in a meeting with corporate toys and trinkets given for a job well done, then you may be fulfilled. If you like to be trained appropriately, have accountable management, know that your day is what you make it, have a sense of real appreciation, then you may reconsider. The work is horrendous at times and the more you do, the more you are given to do. Maybe other companies are structured differently, but it is a corporate push for patient census with desperate attempts to admit people at all cost for credit. Patient care takes a back seat to corporate management. Travel time is not reimbursed at national mileage rate. Patients located in very rural areas, up to over an hour away are admitted to keep a census up. The traveling long distances daily becomes dreadful quickly and occupies 3-4 hours of your day on one patient. It is not for everyone!

The Lubbock office was by far to date the best hospice I have ever worked for. Their team was top notch. The level of care, teaching, compassion and preparation provided to patients and their families is unmatched anywhere in my experience. The medical directors were actually hands on, did their own visits, knew all of the patients. The PCM's managed the nurses when managing was needed. To many after hours refills, they addressed with whomever, lots of loose ends with pts at night or on weekends, if that ever happened it would be addressed, teaching provided, a plan to improve or whatever. I worked on call for them for around 2 years, 23 West Texas Counties and a census from 150 to 200 pts. I worked an average of 20 hours in 7 days. This is ONLY DUE TO A TIGHT TEAM ! A team where each member takes their role seriously and performs their assigned duties with diligence. Bravo Lubbock! Still the top of my list 

Fort Worth Office was a decent office, lots of after hours, there have been many changes in management etc since I was there. 

Dallas Office well lets just say they have made management changes as well and HOPEFULLY some RN changes since my days there and I cannot imagine that it didn't improve. 

Overall this was a great company to work for, PTO was very very generous, salary was on the lower side of average but competitive. Health, Dental and Vision insurance low cost with comprehensive coverage, Life insurance premiums were unheard of. Overall the total package was very attractive.

I can’t speak for the whole organization, but the branch offices in western NC did not provide training or onboarding to new administrators or directors. They literally give you a laptop, the door code and your IT credentials. That’s not an exaggeration. It was shocking to see how a large company invested so little into very basic onboarding functions. They tell you to treat it like your own business, they’re not kidding. As an administrator or director you will be involved 24/7/365. It’s not a role for family oriented people. The demands would be manageable with a small amount of support. They hold you accountable to standards for which they provide no ancillary support. (Training)  Gentiva is not a healthcare organization. They are a private equity firm that provides a healthcare service. Many of my peer directors only have associates degrees with minimal experience in healthcare management. The turnover is very high. Again, this is only my experience with the Western NC branch offices. It’s my humble opinion the issues will not change until the leadership in the corporate office is replaced. The leader only sees through a lens of numbers. Sadly, She has no appreciation for the importance of TEAM culture cultivation from the individual level. Competition in this territory has a huge opportunity to enter this market and consolidate it with a minimal amount of team culture priority. 

 The review for whoever wants to work within the office is: if you fit in with the office "clique" and are liked then you will go far. Nepotism plays a strong role within this company, unfortunately, no matter how hard you are working and trying to reach the goals presented, your livelihood will go out the door if your personality is not up to their expectations. I wanted to work, recruit volunteers and truly make differences in the lives of our patients. When you walk out the door after termination; you are  laughed at as they say, "Saw that coming from day one." Some are held to extremely low standards while others unrealistic expectations. However, if you come in as your authentic self, wanting to work, trying to thrive at something new and actually care about who you send out to see patients; you may be let go because your authenticity was not to their satisfaction. Lastly, don't dare ask the hard questions such as, "Well, if this goal hasn't been achieved in five years and then why is the expectation for me to do it in three months?" The answer should be, "You're not favored. You're not family nor a friend. We just don't like you." Your answer will be a termination letter that you are prohibited from reading or having a copy of and your livelihood cut. Gentiva's nepotism will leave you jobless, questioning yourself and ultimately, leaving your mental health in shambles. Best of luck. 

The salary position will put you well over 60 hours a week. You are expected to take call after working all day. The management is a joke. There is no accountability. They tell the patients things will be taken care of and they are not. They have ridiculous rules about ordering supplies for patients and the justification for not approving items a patient needs. They cannot make a schedule even a week in advance. Your schedule of patients to see can change throughout the day after you have already been in a particular region. There is no patient being the priority. Unless the nurse that is your case manager is fantastic, your experience will be exceptionally below your expectations. The culture is catty like a high school environment in the management realm. Management welcomes your complaints and does nothing to remedy them. Excuses are made for poor nursing care. Nursing staff are kept even when they call in weekly and provide poor care to patients as long as they are friends with management. The rules change every week. The medical director doesn’t respond to needs of patients in a timely manner. The prn staff makes the same as full-time without benefits. 

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